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SFEGIFIGATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 512,866, dated January16, 1894.

Application filed July 13, 1892. Renewed August 22, 1893- SerialITO-483,783. No model.) Patented in France December 24,

T at whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ANTOINE CoLoMEs, a citizen of the Republic ofFrance, residing at Olermont-Ferrand, France, have invented certain newand useful Improvements in Preventing Leaking in Ships, (for which Ihave obtained Letters Patent iuFrance, dated December 24., 1891, No.218,172,) of which the following isa specification.

My invention relates to means for closing holes in the sides of sailingvessels, in a convenient and rapid manner.

The invention is described by means of the accompanying drawings.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the pivoted head for a rod which passesthrough the hole in the ship. Fig. 2 is a view at right angles of amodification of the head shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a similar view ofanother modification. Fig. 4. is a view of the head shown in Fig. 1applied to the threaded rod or screw which passes through the vessel.Fig. 4* is a view of the screw by itself, a portion of the screw beingbroken off in both instances. Fig. 5 shows a screw made in two parts andhaving a pivoted curved head. Fig. 6 is an elevation of the nut with aportion of its handles for tightening the sealing device around the edgeof the hole. Fig. 7 is a view at right angles, of that seen in Fig. 6.Fig. 8 is a view of a portion of the wrench which may be applied to thenut instead of the handles. Fig. 9 is a thin nut or washer in sideelevation, a different view of the same being seen in Fig. 15. Fig. 10is a full View of a bag of cellulose material while Fig. 11 shows therubber covering for the same. Fig. 12 shows a parallelopipedonicalshaped instead of a globular form of bag. Fig. 13 is a rubber Washerapplicable in place of the washer shown in Fig. 9 which is supposed tobe of a hard material such as iron. Fig. 14 shows the articles of Figs.10 and 11 combined, together with washer shown in Fig. 13. Fig. 15 showsa side elevation of the combination of certain elements above alludedto, being in substance the complete device in its simplest form. Fig. 16is substantially the same as Fig. 15, except that one of the parts,namely the washer, is in section. Also that portion of a ship having abreach in its side is shown. Fig. 17 is the same as that shown in Fig.16, substantially except as to the phase of the device. In the latterthe nut is. screwed up tight, whereby the hole in the ship is closed- Inthe former, the device is applied and in a condition ready for closingthe hole by turning the nut. Fig. 18 shows a frame having sides 1-1, 22.The dotted lines represent the part of the rubber bellows shown in Fig.20. Fig. 19 is a side elevation of a frame carrying a bellows. Fig. 20is a side view of a small or single bellows represented partly dotted inFig. 18. Figs. 21 and 21 are different views of a portion of a shipequipped with my invention heretofore alluded to, showing particularlymeans for closing the hole not only from the inside but also from theoutside.

a is a screw adapted to pass through a hole I) in the side of the ship0. In Fig. 5 the screw a is short but may be lengthened by another screw0'. adapted to be screwed into the portion a.

d is a head pivoted upon the screw a. In Fig. 5 this head d is curved toconform to the side of a vessel where it may be curved.

f in Fig. 2 is a plate arranged on the head (1 and seen also in Fig. 4.Two of them are seen in Fig. 5, also in Fig. 16. This plate f enters thehole in the vessel and its edges are then surrounded with oakum andpitch B, for the purpose of calking, so that this plate together withthe calking will form one of the sealing joints for the breach.

In Fig. 3 the plate f is of a diiferent shape conforming to, but smallerthan the hole g which is the outline of the hole in the vessel, thespace between being calked. I The plate f would be furnished indifferent sizes to be used according to the size and shape of the hole.

h, h are pins fastening the plate f to head d. One end of the head d ismade thicker and therefore heavier than the other end so that it willlie on the screwa as shown in Fig. 15, and so that the head will standat right angles to the screw, when both are put through the hole I) androtated until the heavier end falls by gravitation. Subsequently, thescrew may be turned to any position and yet the head cl will standsubstantially parallel to the side of the vessel.

Z is a washer or preferably a nut on the screw 0. between the rubbercovering i and a nut on having handles 02. The nut has ears m in whichare fastened the handles 91'. The bag t is located on a screw betweenthe head I) and nut Z. When the handles 91 are turned the bag 71 andrubber cover 2" are pressed in a sealing manner on the inner surface ofthe vessel and the head d is pressed upon the outer surface verytightly.

The dotted lines 2'' and 11?. show the positions of the bag and nut whenthe parts are clamped together substantially as firmly as possible.

0 is a bellows carried by a frame 1) which in turn is held by ropes qpassing from one side to the other of the ship and underneath the sameand stretched downward by weights 7'. The frame p can slide to differentheights along the rope.

The head d is located within the bellows o, and gets in there becausethe bellows can be pushed outward on account of its expansive quality.The pressure of the water forces it in again substantially against thehead cl. While certain sailors are attending to the application of abellows to the outside of the vessel, others of the crew may attend tothe inside and thereby save valuable time.

It is evident that as the sizes of the holes broken in the vessel areapt to be variable, the parts of the device embodying my inventionshould also be of difierent sizes and shapes.

.9 shows the rope g on a spool so that it can be wound and unwound todifferent lengths.

In the case of the two plates f in Fig. 16 the smaller one will just gointo the hole and the larger one will lap over, so that the spacesurrounding the smaller one and also surrounding the screw a and betweenthe same and the sides of the hole I) may be filled with a calkingmaterial.

I claim as my invention 1. A device for stopping up holes in ships,consisting of the combination of a screw passing through said hole, ahead having one end heavier than the other and pivoted to said screw andcarrying a plate f which enters said hole and a second plate foverlapping the edges of said hole, a nut movable, along said screw, abag 1' on said screw and having a covering of rubber t" and locatedinside of the vessel, the head being located outside of the vessel, awasherl between said cover 2" and said nut, and means for turning saidnut for the purpose set forth.

2. A device for stopping up holes in ships, consisting of thecombination of a screw passing through said hole, a head having one endheavier than the other and pivoted to said screw and carrying a plate fwhich enters said hole and a second plate f overlapping the edges ofsaid hole, a nut movable along said screw, a bag i on said screw andhaving a covering of rubber 01' and located outside of the vessel, thehead being located outside of the vessel, a washer Z between said cover4." and said nut, a bellows 0 located over the said head, and ropessupporting said bellows and passing around the ship and provided withweights.

3. A device for closing up holes in ships consisting of the combinationof a bar passing through the hole, a head to the bar located on one sideof the wall of the hull, a disk or plate upon the head and located inand substantially filling the hole, a bag of cellulose on the oppositeside of the wall of the hull and covering the hole, means for clampingthe bag against the hole, and a rubber bag covering the said cellulosebag.

4:. The combination with the hull of a vessel having a hole, of a barhaving a head upon one side of the hull, a disk substantially closingthe hole, oakum or similar calking material packed around the disk inthe space between the same and the hull, and means for clamping the headagainst the hull.

. 5. In combination with the hull of a vessel,

of a bag of cellulose within the hull, a rubber cover over the bag, anda clamp for pressing said bag and cover against the periphery of thehole.

Signed at Olermont-Ferrand, France, this 16th day of June, A. D. 1892.

ANTOINE ootolvnts.

Witnesses:

J. A. Dnvos, G. RoYR.

